It was three nights ago when I saw you. I was taking my usual night walk, hot chocolate in hand. I see my long lost buddy William in the distance. That cant be you. You were swerving all over the road as you walked in the middle of the street. "Billy Billy, I call as you passed right by! Your name is William but you go by Billy. I call again, Billy! No answer, no response. You never looked back. Its very unlikely for you to behave this way with me, I then new something was wrong. What was going through your mind? Where you okay? No, you were clearly not okay. Three days later you are found dead in your home. A broken home I shall call it. Dead from a drunken head injury. Billy.......I wish you would have turned around that night. I Love you and Im not the only one. And thank you for trying your best in the horrible situations you were left in. And thank you for being a good friend to me and many others. You will never be forgotten. Ill always remember when you walked right passed me. Little did I know it was the last time I would ever get to see you. Just a glimpse was all I got of you. If I would have known how bad off you were, I would have chased you down and talked with you, helped you, consoled you. I just wish you would have looked back that cold night. Maybe you still would have been here. I dont think you realized how many people loved you and will always love you. But we will never understand your pain. Everyone has issues. People go through depression. People suffer major problems. But the tragedy you were forced to endure is one that nobody has had. People can hear part of your story and judge you. But they will never ever experience the pain, stress, heartache, and fear you went through. They can never say they know how you feel, not with what youve been through. Im sorry all this had to happen Billy. Just please R.I.P okay:) They key word here is peace. May you finally have peace.

For those out there, take a second to look back. Life is unsure and does not promise you tomorrow. Make yourself happy every day. Spend your money on that TV youve always wanted. Take that trip to Europe youve always wanted to go on. Life is super short, and its getting shorter every day. Make the best of it. Get the hatred out of your hearts. Stop worrying about what others think. Stop trying to impress people by pretending to be a bad ass by starting fights with your peers. You know you are scared deep down inside anyway. Its easier to be nice then to be mean. So stop trying to show off and show people how much of an asshole you can be. Stop wasting your time and energy. Seriously, this does not make you look cool. Why would you want to exhaust your energy? Youre making a fool out of yourselves. Take a step down and realize what life is really all about. Dont you find it more pleasing smiling at a stranger as you pass by and receiving one in return? You will learn some day. Maybe not soon, but soon enough. Like Ive said, take a second to look back. I wish my friend Billy did.